In article , Gunner says...

What part of my statement was incorrect? A fertilized ov(um)
[singular]
is a human
being in an early stage of development, be definiton. A sperm cell is
not.

Sure it is. It's a haploid cell, perfectly capable of
developing into a human being. So is every one of the
ova (plural) that are discarded by every woman of child-bearing
age. Are you going to pass a law that says that each
one *has* be be fertilized, and brought to term? And
if not, why not? Give cites, as a famous person once
said....

Jim

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